Adobo Criollo Sergio Antonio Ortiz Rivera

Journal of Truth and Consequence is proud to announce the  Best of the Web  and  Pushcart  nominations for this year: NATHAN PENSKY, Fiction "Wedding Weather"  http://www. journaloftruthandconsequence. c om/Nathan-Pensky.html JOHN SWAIN, Poetry "The Clearing" (or other poems from this year):  http://www. journaloftruthandconsequence. c om/JohnSwain.html SERGIO ORTIZ, Poetry "Adèle" (or other poems from this year):  http://www. journaloftruthandconsequence. c om/SergioOrtiz.html I am thrilled to share this with all of you, and want to personally thank Miranda Merklein the editor.  I love you my dear friend! Sergio

Tousled Wilderness Dilated nostrils to touch my flesh, lower lip to chafe my thighs, teeth to bite my ankles. Smiles that help walk me through this tousled wilderness kiss my hamlet rose in bloom. Bleed on me, bleed on me. Let me lick your shaft, feel the fervor of your muscle grow.

Growing  My loins ache. There's a lot  of distance  to cover & bridge from your groin  to my mouth, like: setting time for each other, learning what to cook, when to be affectionate or wise in speech, enjoy each other’s silence & private space, make memories last longer  than a passing day before we turn our bed into an ocean full of salt & water.

Waking Skin on my lips accompanies the dawn. Abruptly, I recall you sleeping by my side.  I reach out for your abdomen, search for a smile.  Knees rub against warm thighs, weapons of peace following my commands.   2008